This is an analysis of the poem In This World that begins with:

In this world all the flow'rs wither,
The sweet songs of the birds are brief;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXab Xbab cXcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00110110 01100111 11010101 11 001011110 11101001 11001101 11 001101010 01101011 110110010 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of In This World;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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